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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-12
A BROKEN RAIL.

a Wreck on tbs Texas and Pacific Near
Colorado
Special to the Gazette.
COLORADO, TEX, Feb. ll.-Three cars
o. west-bound freight train were
wrecked one mile east of the stock yards
this morning. No one was hurt. a broken
rail was the cause. The bobtail was held
here until $3.50 in the afternoon, and the
west-bound mail and three excursion
trains were delayed the same time. Many
Of the excursonists walked to town and
took in the sights
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-12

RsDFoRK, /. T., Feb. 1.-THE natives
were surprised and amused to-day over a
foot race between Mr.. Candee, a prom
inent cattle man of St. Louis, and Mr.
Hughes, 3 capitalist of Illinois. Colonel
Harry Mccain and J. Hill Of Vinita were
judges. The capt." lst came out the wiz
nar
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-12

emergency and voted aye, much to the
amusement of the Senators who had d.
vided in spirit of humor.
TO LICENSE ENGINEERS AND CONDUCTORS
Senator BUrney has introduced bill
in the Senate 20 license rail-
road engineers and conductors,
before they are allowed to hold
those responsible positions. The object
of the bill is, as far as possible, to place
these positions into the hands of sober,
efficient and careful men who will realize
the responsibility Of watching over the
safety of human life intrusted to their
keeping during the journeys on the road.
These licenses are also supposed to pro-
tect the competent engineer and conduc
tor as 8 class, from suffering by reasons
of the mistakes Ct incompetent men VINO,
by the license system, VIII be excluded
altogether.
WOULD IT BE A VALID LAW?
It is question in the minds of some Of
the legislators whether the bill now be-
fore the house to secure the holders of
homesteads and veteran Confederate cerS
tifcates in their titles to lands, located in
Greer county, can be enforced if it De-
comes law, until the question of owner
ship between Texas and the United States
is settled,
CAPITAL CULLINGS.
\ charter WAS flied in the Secretary of
States office to-day by the Texas Hand
Machinery Company, capital stock SlO,-
600. JncOrporatorS: w. B. Frederick,
F. a. FELTON,, W. S. Brian and j. s.
Heller.
The Attorney General ruled to-day
that county commissioner should not
become security on county officers
bond, that it is against public policy.
Several new collectors bonds were
filed in the Comptroller's office to-day,
but have not yet been approved.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-12

(Continued on Fifth Page.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-12

The Senate gave Lieutenant Governor
Wheeler g chance to exercise his fran
chise by casting his vote to break the tie
on motion to dispense with the reading
Of the journal. He was equal to the
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-12
The West Virginia Deadlock.

CHARLESTON, W. VA, Feb. IL. - The
seventeenth joint ballot to-day showed
no progress toward the election of a
United States Senator.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-09-23
4 Night in Constantinople.

The first thing that strikes ono about Con-
stantinople is the quantity Of windows Tho
houses seem nothing but window frames
Nhsra we should think a rsom we'll lighted
with two or three windows, there will be six
in row and no space in the wall between
The second popularity, one for which the
traveller is prepared, is the multitude Of dogs
As one walks through Galata, the seaport Of
the European division of the city, the dogs
sre lying in the streets by the dozens. They
are of a wolfish breed and nocturnal in their
habits. In the day time they lie and doze,
never taking any notice Of pedestrians, who
are obliged to walk around them as best they
may. At night they are said to wake up and
be SO savage as to render it dangerous to pass
them. They have fierce fights with each
other also, and hardly u night passes that one
does not hear violent bowling and barking
from, the quarters where they mostly congre-
gate. ~
Ones SAUNDERS arc so often disturbed by
alarms Of fire The old part Of CONSTANT
NOBLE Is built entirely of wood, and fires are
more frequent hero than in any other known
place. The Europeans consider the Turks as
tremendous thieves and capable Of all iniq-
Suity, aud suppose tho Turkish police is in
sufficient or inefficient to protect the Euro.
spean quarter by night, for in Pera the owners
4 OF every two or three houses club together
and hire o watchman, who all night long
walks up aud down q very limited beat,
pounding with his stick upon the pavement
probably 10 order that if there should be a
G1Ar IA tho neighborhood he may be
sasned o. Ais adyersary's approach aud have
g|tims sscaua It Is almost impossible To- &c.
eexta ~
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-09-23

mans, grub dances and jack rabbit gorges as
usual
Mr.. and Mrs. Mexican Hairless Dog upon
whom-there-ale-no-Fli Flies have been spending
the summer at their delightful hostile home
near White River. They have just returned
for the winter beautifully bronzed by the
elements, and report one of the most exhil-
grating outbreaks they ever were to-
A select scalp dance and rum sociable will
take place at the fcnt of the gulcb at the
middle at the present moon, after which
there will he a presentation speecl, and reso-
iutions OF respect rendered to the board Of
outbreaks md t!n' sub committee OIL hostility.
The following will lie the menu Reserya-
ton soup, strengthened with rain water:
con!cmrd >ar,lin"S, cf"liish balls, fish plates,
railro''i frogs les, sage hen Il In Colorow,
1erh"l r* r;ti'i'!,S. roasting ears Il Ia mas
SAGE, ln't hnu" clans r,ttlesnakes' tongues
a IL fire 'n''r. vricE!y pears, fruit Of the
loom, I'll a : ,"''.'> iml whisky Dancing
will i"' J. =: W It'll n 'r'r hour.
In" - hing ':u!tial< of Fly-by- Night,
l." .i'N"r o. Sn;rpcta, daughter of
Wi .,:m,'Ii til, H., -Enemins will
be T. 80; quite Il tout ensemble and
bio" ~ wv the surviving men,
Der =" Nanpo-thc. W ailer-that-
": ...:.;;i h,. II. will on this oc-
Gas I" ;h'. altar Mrs. Wanpo-the-
Wn'r' L., ,:,n 'lnu ,chters and the hired
girl. - :,'r; W i'll take place at the res
iden' - y Me. Invitations are already
out = "a , VIM have yet not received
any. la WHO wuul,t like to be present and
sw".' = t." '"i'l;i!! ring for II square meal,
will / Invited if they will leave their adj
drcs>"~ with he groom.
Ora >!!-"f, heTompest, prominent man OF
the tribe lai,i large tumor OH our table last
week, weighing four pounds, from which he
was removed on Wednesday. So far, this is
the largest tunor that has been brought in
this summer to apply on subscription.
Cur genial towiisman, William II Colorow,
is home again after prolonged hunting and
camping trip, during which he was attacked
and cordially shot at by group of gentle
men who came to serve writ of replevin on
him. COL Colorow does not know exactly
what the writ of rep!evin is for, unless it be
for the purpose of accommodating mileage for
the sheriff. Few were killed during tho en-
gagement except small papoose belonging
to Mr.. and Mrs, Roll-on-Silver- Moon. who
returned last evening with tho remains Of
their child. A late copy of New York
paper olludes to this as "a furious engage
ncnt, after which the Indians carried OIL
their dead according to their custom" Mr.
and Mrs. Roll-on. Silver Noon were warned
against taking the baby with them on
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-09-23
PRESIDENT Pierce's Fine Norsemnushtp.

d, Frank Pierce was fine horseman, and
when the Worlds Fair was opeu at New
York, i'll July, 1863. he appeared at the morn.
ing review OF the troops OH the Battery
mounted on the full hlooiod charger Bla,.!;
Warrior, owned by Maj Merrill of the
United States dragons, then past FL years
old, ind cherished for the long and faithful
services he had performed. After tho review
the procession was formed, and proceeded up
Broadway. Everywhere were crowds Of PEG
pie eager to greet the president. The side
walks were densely thronged, the windows
were filed to OVERLOOKING and there were
inultitudes on tho ho,lsetops After tho troops
and the president and his suite came, in car
riages, the mayor and common council Of the
city.
Z Shortly before the procession reached the
park shower Of rain, which had some tin,e
threatened 70 fall, came down with great uyn-
phasis, and caused general scattering of the
spectators Even the well ordered ranks of
the military were not proof against it, and
many Of the soldiers took refuge in the door
ways and under awnings. Tho majority,
however, did not finch, but bravely held on
their march, defying the pelting of the rni,,
Though repeatedly urged to disnount and
take refuge, the president refused to break
up the line Of march. For about two blocks
he carriedt gan umbrella which was thrust
upon hiri, but this he soon dispensed with.
LII company with nearly all in the proc,.ssi,i.,
he got fniriy wet through, aud bad to change
Wis clothes when he reached the Crystal
Pulac".-Ben: Perley Poore
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-09-23
+. was inyestigatins;re

~ 3. was investigating; re.
road bill had passed the house
.ss.-ses by bribery. We had a large
1ar.pf witnesses before us, and when NJ
- t.through with our work every man Of us
i was firmly convinced that at least twelve OF
I muse delegates had taken brides. But we
hdkln't indict single one Of them, because we
! Knew that a petit jury would not convict on
/ tbs evidence we had. Tho delegates and the
Evaporation agents who did the bribing man.
aged their transactions SO cunningly that all
tho evidence we could obtain was purely cir-
fcumstantial, as long as the bribers and the
Legislators kept their mouths shut
+ / We found that in all the cases of bribery
the negotiations were conducted in the same
way First the man who was managing the
| bill got lobbyist and intinated to him that
be wanted the delegates vote. The lobbyist
i made his own bargain with the legislator, and
on certain day, ut certain hour, both
would be seated together in private Office
with two entrances. When peculiar knock
sounded on the door the two would leave the
4 room and 60 into the other. The railroad
! man entered, put a bundle Of money in tho
pocket of,a coat hanging Oh the wall, gave u
signal rap on the table and went out. The
lobbyist and legislator returned, got the
money aud made their divide. The legislator
and the railroad man hadn't seeu each other
and possibly never knew each other by sight,
but the delegate had his money and the other
had the vote he wanted OF course, any del
egate mixed up in this sor: Of transaction
would be convicted Of bride taking in any
honest mans mind, but all incident like this
couldn't be conclusive evidence against a leg
islator in 4 court, and chat is why our grand
jury didn't give the public then big scam
dal."-Chicago Times
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-09-23

somewhat remarkable fact chat evenings and
sunsets and grape arbor meetings should &C.
cur with such unvarying simultaneousnsss.
"Algelnon," she whispered, and piece ol
chewing gum turned the whisper into sibi
liant sizzle, "you are here on schedule time
"You bet" he murmured nreply. "But
bark, hear tootstep."
She harked as requested, aud suddenly
grasping his wrist, she said in terrified
whisper, ut is father. Fly! hyl"
"Gertrude, have bunion and know
alas! too well-that were to attempt to fly
would make a fizzle of it. must stand my
ground"
The old man strobe into the grape arbos
straight to where Algernon stood.
"Ha!" he said. $50 it's you, young man
is it, Well, how are you? Glad to see you.
How's. your folksl"
"They're WE'LL" gasped Algernon.
"Thats good. Well, III leave you; but if
you and Gertie take my advice you'll 60
right up into the parlor. You're likely to
catch your death Of cold out here"
The young man fell to the ground motion.
less He wrote funny sketches for the news
papers. Merchant Traveller.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-09-23
What Truthful Kill Iia.l AE

An Ell Paso, Tex, man being in San An
tonic, was asked by gentleman how Bill
Hart was coming on in Ell Paso
He went by the name of Truthful Bill,
didn't hc?'
"Nes"
"Well, he is not coming on at all. He was
buried the day before | left FL 1>aso."
"What caused his CeathE'
His death was caused by imprudence."
"Perhaps Truthful Bill drank too much"
mo"
"Was he iuprudent in changing hia
clothes!'
mo, it wasn't that hat: He was imprudent in
telling the truth. He got up in Il saloon
patrouizcd by the elite of the town, and said
that tho whole crowd present were liars and
horse thieves. The ~erllict of the coroner's
jury was that he died of lead poisoning"-
Texas Siftings.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-09-23
A NEW JERSEY MARL PIT.


The Deposits Near Kirkwood Rich in
Fossils of Various Kinds.
But, perhaps, the average excursionist or
lot buyer does not know that near Kirk wool
Is one Of tho fnost valuable deposits OF mari
known. What appears from the railroad like
the deep cut Of parallel roads, il. reality,
a series of pits, marking broad, straight
path through acres Of watermelon and can
taloupe fields and swamls overgrown with
sedges and cat tails. In time the whole sec
ton Of the country will probably be scanned
and honeycombed, as the deposit shows no
ground is filled with particles of the mari,
and the foot tracks OH the boards Of the sta
ton platform are green.
The richest layers are only few feet below
the surface Of the ground, and it is readily
dug out. In color it is of blackish or gray
ish green, aud it appears to be about the con-
sistency Of flour Its principal use is to make
fertilizers. Deposits Of mari crop out in va
rious parts of New Jersey, particularly in the
neighborhood of Haddontield Some Of these
are rich in fossils--tEe one at Kirkwood,
however, is less SO than others. Your CORE
spondent was quite fortunate in securing two
squirrels heads, q tooth, possibly a sharks,
and ssvel al pieces of bone.
One Of tho heads is almost perfect and
shows plainly the form of the ears, eyes and
nose. The mouth was intact, but was acct
dentally broken after it had been dug out.
The head appears as if it had been modelled
in putty .andrs of the same grayish tint. The
other head has the ears broken off, but it
showed very plainly the hair OH the cheek.
Tho tooth is completely petrified, a green
ish tinge varying the dirty ivory brown. The
hollow Is filled with green mari. The pieces
OF bone are hard and stony: one bit, which
looks like tooth or fragment of vcrtebrse,
OF the same putty tint us the squirrels heads,
the Others being greenish. All show perfectly
the spongy structure, the interstices filled
9Th particles Of mari.
A few bones and trjlobites, or impressions
of shells, may DO found by any enthusiastic
seeker who visits the mari pits. He need not
expect to discover anything like tho enor
nous skeleton unearthed some years ago near
-Haddonf1eld and now on exhibition i'll the
Academy Of Natural Sciences. 1885,
MARI is made up Of enormous quantities of
decomposed shells. All Of the eastern and
so-thorn parts Of New Jersey were once prob
ably the bed OF tho sea, winch lutLer, as It
retreated, left this calcareous deposit behind.
The writer did not learn how tho heads of
land animals, as squirrels, came to be left in
the oceans old bed, or whether these fossils
were positively proved to be squirrels heads.
There is no doubt however, about the pieces
OF bone. Similar deposits Of mari have been
found on the Atlantic coasts of South Amer
lea and Africa, and it is known that the
present bed of the ocean is largely made up
OF minute chalky shells; so it would seem
likely enough that the region Of peaches and
watermelons was once the sporting ground
of prehistoric monsters.-Cor. Philadelphia
Times,
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-09-23

! The student Of language seems to neglect
tho office boys dialect. So long as this neg
! lect continues we shall never know the de-
rivation of the strange words and phrases en-.
ployed by the youth neglecting duties he Is
hired to perform. Thus the merchant to the
| boy:
"Tonlmy, my inkstand is almost empty.
Fill it as soon as you cau."
Office Boy to Bookkeeper - Boss wants
s,nink ritotf.
Merchant-Tolnmy, send this letter up In
the box to Mr.. Scrivner, and sec that he takes
it out
Office boy puts the 1nissive in the box and
CLUES his thumb to the bell button
Mr.. Scrivner with the voice of a Ute
chief)-Well, what's the matter down there9
Office Boy (calmly)-Plup box.
The box is pulled up.-Boston Transcript
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-09-23
AN INDIAN DVDE

an extended camping trip, but they
seemed to think that it would be perfectly
safe. as the child was only seven weeks old
and could not have incurred tho hostility of
the war department. The little one now
lies at the wigwam of its afflicted parents
Oh Cavyo street, and certainly does not lool;
as though it could have stood out so long
against the sheriff and his posse. Mrs. Roll,
on-Silver-Moon has painful bullet wound in
the shoulder, but feels so griered about the
loss OF Little Cholera Infantum that she does
not make much fuss over her injury. The
funeral of the little one will take place this
evening from its late residence, and friends of
the parents are cordially invited to come and
participate. Wailing will begin promptly at
shutdown. York World
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-09-23
Not Strangers to Each Other

At somewhat mixed ball given at a sea-
side resort a gentleman who was dentist
asked a lady to dance without tho honor of q
previous intrutluctiOn He said in explana.
ton Of the oversight:
My dear miss, you will not regard me in
the light OF stranger when assure yo,
that had the pleasure only few months
ago Of pulling two and filing three teeth for
your father"-Texas Siftings
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-09-23
"Then you should not 80 on this train"
The Drlnluer's Only Hone.

"And is this to Ike the ends' said the deeply
enamored travelling mau to the beautiful
young lady who kept the books for one OF his
regular customers in the little inland town.
1T is, Mr.. McThompson, she replied; ~
can never he anything to you bat friend"
"rhen," said the drummer, with tremulou:
voice and Il face of ashy paleness, ''it only re-
mains for ME to say farewell. shall be here
again." he said, consulting his memorandum
book with rapidly recovering self possession
''in thirty days with full line Of samples in
millinery and dress goods. Save me your
orders, please. Good afternoon. "-Chicage
Tribune
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-09-23
Making of the Weather.

Little 5-year-old Edna is boarding with her
mother i'll q country home where "Od Proba-
bilities" is more respected than III her own
home, and upon the arrival of the mail the
farmer host walks into the house and asks
daily of Edna's mother: "Wbat is the
weather going to be?' The appointed
column is turned to and the probabilities
read. Little Edna looked up in strange be-
wilderment for two or three mornings, and
then said: Mamma, does God make the
paper!'-Journal Of Education
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-09-23

he season al
White River will
be unusually gay
this winter, and
soon there will be
ne continuous
round Of hilarity,
indigestion, lliirth,
collie and social
hatred. Red Horse,
the smoke tanned
horse fiddle macs
tro, will play and
call of again this
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-09-23
characteristics of Mrs. Jones.

On the hotel piazza--"What do you think
of Mrs. Jonesr'
II don't know p
"Oh, guess she's nice person enough
But then she is so egotistical."
"Yes"
Eyes; was asking her something or other
about the Brookses. and she said that she
, never troubled herself about anybody's bust.
ness but her own. Don't you call that ego
tistical!'
'Really, you shouldn't be so severe 1t
may be only narrow mindedness. "-Bostou
Transcript.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-09-23
NOTICE TO FILE CLAIMS AND RELEASES

NOlItt 10 Fit.E CLAIMS AND RELEASES
state of Minnesota,
County OF Morris"n. District Court
In the AIAii'.s y! H." assignment Of Henry B.
Morrison, ilisolvcnt.
happening to the cour, by satisfactory proc.
that certain creditors of snis insolvent Debtor
have not yet iil:i their claims with the Assignee
Charles r. Kindred. ii is hereby ordered that
each and every person. company or corporation.
who, at the tjmc the deed OF assignment in the
above entitled matter was maGe and fled, to.wit:
November End, 1884. had a inst debt, claim or
demand against said inao.yeIt debtor. and who
desires 10 share 10 the proceeds Of the property
assigned by him to said assignee. and in the
benefit Of said assignment, 6jc said claim debt
Or demand duly eertit,ed and proceed as ,cquir.
cd by law. with said assignee. Charles F. Kind
red. at Brainerd, III Grow Wing comfy, Mime
sofa, before the lst Gay Of Octoter, 1887. Also
within the time Aforesaid. TO execute and file
III considc OF all sums to be received under
said assignment I, and Of the iawsof this state in
Ielatia 10 The distribution of the estates Of IN
saiysl.t 1ebtors With the clerk Of said court, at
bs Odiec in The village OF Little Falls, Morrison
colnty Minnes ota. filli re lease. under seal. Of
All said, debts claims sr7 demands 50 filed with
said asss2neet except syich aims as may be paid
5hs "a ia assignes 5y true of said assignment.
Z. Lst copy 81 this order he published In the
lss nals sssid ss kl Fab, nssjs nI aIsa
sssi.y Ptaaees rsss ishea 81 ST. Pasis IN
~ zsssssiss issses prior a
81 ssais inseIs4at
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Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-09-23
What Did He Mean?

Editor-Your jokes Where'are your jokes,
sir9 We haven't had anything for humor-
Gus column for days
Hu,norist-ll~try to grind something out
today, sir.
Editor-Thnt'S right. We have sixteen
funerals in our news columns, bank cashier,
three aldermen and broker among them.
We must have an appropriate issue Cor a
big day
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-09-23
What win 1Sc tho 1sesuIfp


Customer Ito tailor>-Do you make the new
style of dress coat, designed to distinguish q
gentleman from a waiter?
Tailor-Yes, sir.
Customer-I believe you may take my
measure.
Tailor ttakit'g his measure)-Where may I
have tho pleasure of sending the coat, sirl
Customer-The Hoffman.
Tailor-You are a guest there. suppose,
sir2
Customer-No, I'm one of the walters
New York Sun.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-09-23
The Dreary Outlook.

| A lot of people WHO sigh aud groan md
talk about "the dreury outlook only need to
! have their windows WASHED with n bit OF
soap and dried with flannel rug.-Chicagc
Inter Ocean.
"Hello, its II O'clock y remarked a travel
ing man as he set down the glass; guess III
so home.'
"Whats the matter? Afraid of your
wife,"
you bet am"
! "What does she do when you're out late,
call her mother?'
'Nnw. Her mother don't live at our
| house,
,, Does she mount guard with rolling pin! 2:
| "No, she don't"
"Whut does she do then?"
swell, gentlemen, she just kicks a little
and then she up and cries. Good night; Pm
in q urry."-Merchant Traveller.